Made famous by the hit TV show Game of Thrones, the Dark Hedges in Co Antrim have become a popular tourist attraction.

But three of the iconic trees became victims of Storm Gertrude after gale force winds brought them down overnight.

Game of Thrones fans who flock to see the Dark Hedges in Armoy during tours for the TV show are set to be disappointed today.

There were 14,500 homes without power across the country as fallen trees brought down power lines across Northern Ireland. At 11am, that number had fallen to 3,000.

Damage includes trees down across powerlines and broken electricity poles, and the Met Office weather warning for high winds and heavy rain remains in place throughout Friday, with the worst of the winds abating this morning.

NIE Networks has opened its main Incident Centre in Craigavon, as well as local escalation bases. NIE Networks emergency crews and engineers are working to restore power to the worst affected areas in Co Tyrone, Co Derry and Co Antrim.